In my second life, I plan on being an Oscar/Tony/Emmy winning actress. My secret dream is to be on stage in a beautiful dress thanking all the people who helped me along the way to the top. (Guess it's not so secret now.) But since I am in this life, sitting at my desk in an outfit that I don't particularly care for and writing a blog, this will have to do.
I really would not be able to be here right now if I didn't surrond myself with truly wonderful people. My friends are the most supportive people that I could ever imagine. And for some reason, they always are there right when I need them even when they don't know I need them. For example, I got home last week from a tough run and walked in to my house to my phone ringing and it was Danielle. I told her how hard the run was and she just continued to tell me how proud she is of me and how she knows I can do this. I get emails and text messages like that all the time from her and all my other friends. Rory has been one of my top cheerleaders along the way. He is always challenging me to run faster (which I will admit, I don't always love) but never stops telling me how proud he is of the accomplishment that is training/running a marathon. He rubs my feet and listens to me bitch about blisters and just always makes me feel better.
But I have to give a special shout-out to the one and only Jennifer Lynn Whipple. The girl really is my best friend in the whole world and she absolutely solidified it this past weekend. She knew how much I was dreading/scared of the 18 mile run I had on my schedule. It was the run that was looming on my calender since day 1 of training. 18 miles is ALOT. And I was really scared that I wasn't going to be able to do it. So, she volunteered to help me out. Jen woke up with me at 6AM on SATURDAY morning and rode her bike along side of me for the whole 18 miles. She chatted with me when I needed it, let me huff and puff when I needed it, and sang me the Rocky theme song when things were looking really bad. Oh and she did this all on a bike that was way too small for her causing her to have quite the sore neck and shoulders and never once complained. So all in all, she's the bestest friend ever and I am beyond lucky to have her.
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